Simple Vanilla Cake Recipe

Here’s a Simple Vanilla Cake recipe.

It’s also one I use when doing a half Kg cake recipe and you can double the ingredients to get a 1Kg yield.

Ingredients required:

• All – Purpose Flour   – 163 gms
• Baking Powder         – 4 gms
• Sugar                          – 90 gms
• Margarine or unsalted Butter – 90 gms
• Vanilla Essence        – 5 ml (1 teaspoon)
• Eggs                           – 2 pcs
• Milk                           – 70 to 100 ml
• Salt (add only if you use the un-salted butter) – 1/4 teaspoon

Directions:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C or 350°F. Grease and flour a round/square 6-inch cake pan and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, measure and sift the flour and baking powder and set aside. (*if using un-salted butter; add the salt in after sifting the dry ingredients)
3. In a large bowl, measure the butter/margarine and sugar. Then in a small bowl, break the two eggs and vanilla essence and beat them together.
4. Cream the sugar and margarine with a whisk or mixer until white for about 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the egg mixture and beat for about a minute until well incorporated. Add half the dry ingredients and fold them in with a spatula. Then add the remaining half of the dry ingredients and fold them in while gradually adding the milk. Ensure your batter is smooth and has a 2 to 3 second drop consistency.
5. Pour the batter into your prepared pan and place in the middle rack of your pre-heated oven.
6. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes (for 1 Kg; about 40 to 60 minutes) or until a clean knife or skewer inserted comes out clean.
7. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and let it cool completely on a cooling rack or tray. Your cake is now ready for frosting.

 

You can frost your cake as shown below if you would like. For directions on how to assemble and frost it, click here to watch the tutorial.

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